Sorry I guess I should have been clearer that this comment was regarding the US specifically. The auto industry in other countries has done similar things but has failed in Europe compared to the US in making everyone carbrained. And Boeing is basically the only major airframe manufacturer in the US.

Europe is an entirely different story on both fronts. Forgive me for not specifying.

New train technologies are less visible and spread less quickly than improvements to cars or planes.

The auto industry has literally done everything in its power to ensure that trains are an afterthought and don’t get enough ridership to make such improvements.

The air industry, basically just Boeing, is subsidized by the US government through military contracts so that one is more of an apples to oranges comparison.

AI this, AI that, why not just hire that geoguessr guy?

Glad these things would be technically illegal in my state due to two-party-consent laws for recording.

I disagree, because the more you hide, the more you’re giving into authoritarians and letting them win. Yes, it’s going to be wildly dystopic, but the people running the show are also bumbling fucking morons. I think cowering and deciding to self-censor on the internet is the worst choice you can make, especially now. The more people who are speaking up, the more people they have to come after, which means the more people they have ready to stand against them. Bending over and giving up and hiding from it all is just tantamount to sticking your head in the sand and thinking that will somehow protect you. News flash: It won’t.

But that’s just, like, my opinion man.

Mechanical Turks all around.

I’ve also thought about just dropping another 2-3K on another future thinking machine and using my current for Linux experimentation. Maybe I start the crotch goblin on Linux with this machine after I buy new and transfer everything to a new one.

This is actually a pretty good idea considering your current specs may not actually be able to support Windows 11. It’s a little unclear whether you’ll be able to get it running because while your motherboard meets the TPM 2.0 requirement, your CPU is technically listed as not being supported.

That’s still asking for them to learn to use something entirely new that they might simply not have the time to learn about: Bottles. This person said they’re not savvy at troubleshooting. The last thing they need to be confused about is even getting Bottles running and then installing Ableton.

EDIT: Didn’t notice your system specs at first. While it looks like your motherboard technically supports the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11, it also looks like your processor might be too old to be supported by Windows 11. Check to be sure before going down the path below. You might only have an option of going to Linux in this case.

Unpopular opinion from a user who uses Linux as his daily driver for everything:

If you’re using stuff like Cakewalk/Ableton and want to be able to do so again in the foreseeable future, stick with Windows. You said you’re not super savvy at troubleshooting, so I wouldn’t want to send you down the path of trying to get Windows software running on Linux through WINe because it’s sometimes pretty finicky. Especially with a rugrat in the mix, you just don’t have the time to be fucking with it.

Windows 11 Activation: https://massgrave.dev/ (In case you no longer have a free upgrade path)

WIndows Debloat: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat (A powershell script for getting rid of bloatware, telemetry, and other crap from Windows)

How To Set Up Windows 11 Local Account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhyl3P5Dxw (to avoid having to use a Microsoft account to log in)

Also, I strongly suggest a clean wipe instead of upgrade, as the upgrade path leaves a lot of weird stray stuff that can be annoying. Back up everything that’s important to you on an external drive (or really any drive except the one your OS lives on) and re-install the OS, set up a local account during install, use Massgrave to activate Windows, and then use the Debloater to get rid of bloat.

*Laughs in working for an AI company being a Mechanical Turk.

Seriously, we are all gonna just end up with jobs fixing AI mistakes as we burn down the planet with it. It’s so absurd. Accurate LLMs are literally a Mechanical Turk supported by large teams of humans fixing their work for them.

I am no longer afraid of being replaced by AI.

Cops:

We suspect you have a grow operation.

Nerds:

I’ve certainly been growing the size of my LAN.

Me with every new Linux installation:

My network looks like George Foreman’s kids names.

Anyway I use Ubuntu to make other Linux users mad. Stay mad, nerds.

Is there a particular reason you need an nvidia gpu? Like plans to do local LLMs or other projects that really require a nvidia gpu?

Because I am just so pleased with AMD for gpus in Linux. So simple.

Not knocking your choice, just trying to understand it. Everyone has valid reasons for why they choose their setups.

Edit: nevermind I am so confused by the new naming schemes I thought this was an nvidia, others have informed me its an AMD. Nevermind me I am a dingus.

The cost of making spambot AI reveal themselves in all caps rhyming poetry?

Priceless.

For everything else there’s Mastercard.

It feels odd/uncomfortable that we have AI governance working at credit card companies, but I guess you could do worse than someone who actually understands how to bait them.

They were the only phones I would reasonably buy due to their ability to be customizable… Yeah this pretty much puts a nail in the coffin of using a Pixel in my book as well.

Thank you Ted, that’s the joke.

systemdeez nuts!

As long as the repair shop is reputable it’s not too hard. I was looking at options on iFixit when I first heard this update was coming down the pipeline. I guess I am lucky that mine was already a refurbished unit when I bought it so it looks like the battery has already been replaced.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6a+Battery+Replacement/152516

I replaced a few batteries myself before in a Nexus 6 and a Pixel 4a. The guides really help as does having the right tools. It’s also helpful that iFixit offers genuine battery replacements.

https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6a-battery-genuine?variant=39912699330663

Currently out of stock but that’s probably due to this update that wrecked so many users battery life.

See, I only use flatpaks sparingly for this reason, but in some cases they’re indispensable when you don’t want an application to access certain parts of your system. The sandboxing is what makes them useful, in my opinion. For everything else, there’s the deb packages.